We spent x'mas holidays in the beautiful Tahoe. I had quite few quality ski runs and didn't get much tired afterwards. The view in Heavenly was gorgeous, all in the sudden, you can truely forget about everything but enjoying the gift from the nature.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Friday, December 22, 2006
Happy (Silk) Anniversary!
1年一纸婚；2年一布婚；3年一皮婚；4年一丝婚；5年一木婚；6年一铁婚；7年一铜婚；8年一电婚；9年一陶婚；10年一锡婚；11年一钢婚；12年一亚麻婚；13年一花边婚；14年一象牙婚；15年一水晶婚；20年一瓷婚；25年一银婚；30年一珍珠婚；35年一玉婚；40年一红宝石婚；45年一蓝宝石婚；50年一金婚；60年一钻石婚。
Thursday, December 21, 2006
周庄
Here's a set of photos we took this Oct in Zhou Zhuang. It was on Roland's "to visit" list and we finally made it. Lucky us, we joined the Golden Week crowd and really enjoyed it...
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Are you an Ego surfer? Or a Google stalker?
The British weekly New Scientist says in its latest edition that the Internet has given birth to a range of quirks, modern addictions and maladies.
In a feature in its Christmas edition, the journal analyses such new phenomenon as Ego surfing and You Tube Narcissism.
Following are some of the terms that the journal has coined.
Blog Streaking: Revealing secrets or personal information online, which for everybody's sake would be best kept private.
Crackberry: The curse of the modern executive, not being able to stop checking your BlackBerry even at you grandmother's funeral.
Cyberchondria: Too much reliance on online research. A headache and a particular rash at the same time? Extensive online research tells you it must be cancer.
Egosurfing: Searching Google for your own name. When "just checking" gets out of control.
Infornography: A condition that arises due to too much acquiring and sharing information has become an addiction for you.
You Tube narcissism: Posting hours of videos of yourself on Youtube. Not even your closest family want to see hours of your holiday videos.
Google-stalking: Snooping online on old friends, colleagues or first dates.
MySpace impersonation: Many of us pretend to be someone we're not when we are online, but some will pretend to be a well-known figure.
Powerpointlessness: One too many flashy slides.
Photolurking: Flicking through a photo album of someone you've never met.
Wikipediholism: Excessive devotion to a certain online collaborative encyclopedia.
In a feature in its Christmas edition, the journal analyses such new phenomenon as Ego surfing and You Tube Narcissism.
Following are some of the terms that the journal has coined.
Blog Streaking: Revealing secrets or personal information online, which for everybody's sake would be best kept private.
Crackberry: The curse of the modern executive, not being able to stop checking your BlackBerry even at you grandmother's funeral.
Cyberchondria: Too much reliance on online research. A headache and a particular rash at the same time? Extensive online research tells you it must be cancer.
Egosurfing: Searching Google for your own name. When "just checking" gets out of control.
Infornography: A condition that arises due to too much acquiring and sharing information has become an addiction for you.
You Tube narcissism: Posting hours of videos of yourself on Youtube. Not even your closest family want to see hours of your holiday videos.
Google-stalking: Snooping online on old friends, colleagues or first dates.
MySpace impersonation: Many of us pretend to be someone we're not when we are online, but some will pretend to be a well-known figure.
Powerpointlessness: One too many flashy slides.
Photolurking: Flicking through a photo album of someone you've never met.
Wikipediholism: Excessive devotion to a certain online collaborative encyclopedia.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Holiday Eating Tips
Got this in email, worth reading...
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet
table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see
carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum
balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt
scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch.
You
can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares
that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going
to
turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it.
Have
one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's the Holidays!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of
gravy.
Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your
mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or
whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports
car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control
your eating. The whole point of going to a Holiday party is to eat
other
people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New
Year's.
You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is
the
time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table
while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like
frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position
yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before
becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of
shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or
if
you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have
three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the
mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have
some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party
or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read
tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.
Remember this motto to live by:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to
skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body
thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a
ride!"
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet
table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see
carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum
balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt
scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch.
You
can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares
that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going
to
turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it.
Have
one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's the Holidays!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of
gravy.
Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your
mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or
whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports
car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control
your eating. The whole point of going to a Holiday party is to eat
other
people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New
Year's.
You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is
the
time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table
while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like
frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position
yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before
becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of
shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or
if
you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have
three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the
mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have
some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party
or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read
tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.
Remember this motto to live by:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to
skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body
thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a
ride!"
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